Railway-tie.



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RAILWAY TIE.

APPLIGATION'IILED .APE.25, 1911. A

1,014,526. Patented Jan.9,1912.

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RAILWAY TIE.A APPLICATION vFILED APR. 25,1911.

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CHARLES SEDDENS, 0F EASTWOOD, OHIO.

RAILWAY-TIE.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES SEDDENS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Eastwood, in the county of Brown, State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties; and I Vdohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railway tiesand more particularly to an improved metallic tie having a lling ofcement.

An object of the invention is to provide a tic of this character withnovel clamping means for holding the rails in position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel form of base plateadapted to `receive the abutting ends of two rail sections, said platehaving novel means for securing the same to the tie and forme-d withnovel Aclamping means for the rails.

l/Vith t-hese and other objects in view, the invent-ion consists ofcertain other combinations and arrangements of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed and it being a stillfurther object to provide a device which will not be likely to get outof working order.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view showing the manner of use ofa rail tie constructed in accordance with the present Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the tie with the rails removed. Fig. 3 is a centrallongitudinal sectional view of the tie shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is atransverse sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 Fig. 5 is a planview illustrating my improved tie and base plate for securing theabutting ends of two rail sections together. Fig. 6 is a side elevationthereof. Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the plate removed. Fig. 8 is alongitudinal sectional view of the plate to more clearly illustrate thefastening means for the tie and rails. Fig. 9 is a transverse sectionalview taken on the line 9 9 of Fig. 8.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 10 designates the tie in itspreferred' form. Such tie is constructed of al bottomless hollowstructure which has a concrete filling 11, and in one of its side wallsadjacent its ends are provided triangular openings 12, the other sidewall being provided Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9,1912.

Application led April 25, 1911. Serial No. 623,223.

with reduced openings 13, which register .with the openings 12. The tie10 is constructed in its top wall adjacent its ends with longitudinalslots lll, through .which are inserted coperating pairs of rail clampingmembers 15. The members 15 at their upper ends are formed with notches16 into which the Iianges of the rail fit and which afford lips 17overhanging and gripping said 'keys 19 are of triangular form and bearagainst the faces 18 so as to hold the members 15 against displacementand in 0p erative engagementwith the rails.

In the embodiment of the inventionshown in Figs. 5 and 6, the tie isadapted for use at the meeting ends of rails as shown, at

one side thereof, and has a recess 25 in which is mounted a plate 26,the latterbeing constructed with longitudinal recesses 27 which arespaced apart centrally and communicating at their. outer ends withtransverse recesses 28. Rail gripping members 29 are disposed in therecesses 28` and have their gripping ends similar in form to the members15, said members being pivotally mounted upon pins 82'eXt-endinglongitudinally of the plat-e and engaging the members 29 adjacent theirupper ends. 'The members 29 have their inner faces inclined as at 80 andin convergent relation. Wedge shaped keys 31 are disposed in therecesses 27 longitudinally of the plateV 26, being pivotally mountedupon transverse pins 33 to permit engagement thereof with the inclinedfaces 30 to hold the members 29 in frictional contact with the rails, bythrowing their lower yseen that simple and efficient means are providedfor accomplishingy the objects of the invention, but, while the elementsherein shown and described are well adapted toy serve the functions setforth, it is obvious; that various minor changes may be made in theproportions, shape, and arrangement of the several partswithoutdeparting from l the spirit and scope of the invention as definedin the appended claims.

What is claimed is v1. A device of the class described comprising thecombination with a beam having spaced openings therethrough; of railgrip-- ping members disposedin pairs in each of said recesses, saidmembers having their inner faces formed with Vnotches having inclinedfaces forming triangularI openings and locking keys of triangular crosssection fitted in said openings to retain the locking members againstmovement.

2. In Aa device of the class described, the combination with a beamhaving slots therethrough; of rail gripping members disposed inVcoperating pairs in each of`said slots,

each pair .of said membershaving theirV inner faces formed with notcheshaving inclined faces coacting to form a triangular opening, saidmembers extending to the bottom of the beam and communicating therewithand formed with overhanging lips with intermediate shoulders above theinclined openings horizontally disposed to receive a rail flange andlocking keys having wedge faces, said keys being fitted in the openingsto hold the lips in contact with the flanges and web of the rail. v

3. A device of the class described comprising a beam'having a railfastening device at one end thereof, and a'recess in the upper surfaceof its opposite end, said beam also having recesses in its oppositesides beneath the first named recesses, a plate havin@ a recess in its u)er surfaceen aV edv e PP g with the recess in the beam, wedge keyspivotally mounted in longitudinal slots in the plate and havingsharpened inner ends adapted to'engage the recesses in the sides of thebeam, rail gripping members pivotallymounted in transverse recessesadjacent the ends of the plates and adapted for locking engagement withthe flanges of rait sections by the wedges, said rail sections servingto hold said plate on the beam.

In testimony whereof," I aiiix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES sELDENs.

Witnesses REBECCA HICHT, ALLEN HIGHT.

Copies of'this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

